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US 2010/0304759 A1Published application
Method and apparatus for engaging in a service or activity using an ad-hoc mesh network
AssigneeNokia Corporation
InventorsKari J. Leppanen, Markku T. Turunen, Sami Virtanen, Mikko Tirronen, Mika Kasslin
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Abstract
An approach is provided for discovering a location-based service over an ad-hoc mesh network. A location-based service is discovered sending an anonymous flooding message including a query over the ad-hoc mesh network. A wireless node replies to the flooding message over the ad-hoc mesh network with a pointer to the discovered location-based service.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- discovering a location-based service by sending an anonymous flooding message including a query over an ad-hoc mesh network;
- and
- receiving a reply from a neighboring wireless node over the ad-hoc mesh network,
- wherein the reply includes a pointer to the discovered location-based service.
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An apparatus comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- at least one memory including computer program code,
- the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following,
- discovering a location-based service by sending an anonymous flooding message including a query over an ad-hoc mesh network, and
- receiving a reply from a neighboring wireless node over the ad-hoc mesh network,
- wherein the reply includes a pointer to the discovered location-based service.
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A method comprising:
- receiving a flooding message including a query for discovering a location-based service over an ad-hoc mesh network;
- and
- initiating transmission of a reply to the flooding message,
- wherein the reply includes a pointer to the discovered location-based service.
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An apparatus comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- at least one memory including computer program code,
- the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following,
- receive a flooding message including a query for discovering a location-based service over an ad-hoc mesh network, and
- initiate transmission a reply to the flooding message,
- wherein the reply includes a pointer to the discovered location-based service.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.